National Party of Mecklenburg

The National Party was a reactionary political party in Mecklenburg that was active from 1836 to 1871. The party was formed by the aristocracy and the officer corps of the military, and it sought to uphold the privileges of the monarchy, the power of the military, and the institutionalization of the Protestant church in the country. The National Party was vehemently opposed to liberal reform, and it formed an alliance with the Conservative Party of Mecklenburg, with which it commonly exchanged control over the government.